Simplified shoulder and sleeve construction for garments



Feb. 19, 1952 CARVQ 2,586,515

SIMPLIFIED SHOULDER AND SLEEVE CONSTRUCTION FOR GARMENTS Filed May 22, 1948 INVENTOR.

Patented Feb. 19, 1952 SIMPLIFIED SHOULDER AND SLEEVE CONSTRUCTION FOR GARMENTS Charles Carvo, Rochester, Mich. Violet V. Carvo,

administratrix of Charles Carvo, deceased, as-

signor to herself Application May 22, 1948, Serial No. 28,657

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a simplified shoulder and s eeve construction applied to new garments.

Making alterations by my simplified shoulder and sleeve construction reduces the time required to a matter of minutes instead of hours as required by the usual procedure in vogue, thereby reducing the alteration cost materially.

The shortening and lengthening of sleeves, the addition of more padding and the removal of excess padding at the shoulder of the garment for proper fitting is quickly and simply accomplished.

With my simplified shoulder and sleeve construction. making an alteration does not require that the original stitching of the outside material, canvas and padding be removed, thus keeping the original form of the garment intact as the garment lining is not secured to the reinforcement stitching around the armhole over the upper portion of the shoulder where the padding is located, (the lining fastened into the reinforcement stitching as usual around the lower arc of the armhole) being fastened instead to one half of a zipper and the adjoining portion of the sleeve lining is fastened to the other one half of the zipper for the same distance to make the necessary closing to connect the garment lining and the sleeve lining over the upper are at the shoulder seam. To prevent the possibility of the lining sliding, some basting stitches may be used which are easily removed.

To make an alteration with my simplified shoulder and sleeve construction all that is required is opening the zipper which is fastened to the top are of the shoulder lining and the top arc of the sleeve lining thereby revealing the padding and the alteration is easily made and closin the zipper competes the operation.

To alter the sleeve length simply turn the sleeve wrong side out through the zi per opening and proceed without the necessity of opening the sleeve end which is now customary.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from a study of the following specification read in connection with accompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary section of the shoulder of a garment illustrating the re ationship between the various unit parts employed.

Fig. 2 is a view of the armhole of a garment showing the zipper in closed relationship with the garment and sleeve lining.

Fig. 3 is a view of the armhole of a garment showing the zipper in open relationship with the garment and sleeve lining making the units to be altered readily accessible for alteration.

Referring to the drawing I have illustrated in Fig. 1 an embodiment of the simplified shoulder and sleeve construction comprising a garment with shoulder padding and zipper opening between the body lining and the sleeve lining for easy access in making alterations in which, to the body of the garment l is attached the garment outer sleeve 2, the padding consisting of layers of felt 3 faced with canvas 4 all stitched together as a unit and secured at 5 by stitching without inclusion of the garment lining 6 for a predesignated distance preferably over the upper arc of the shoulder seam. One half of a zipper 8 is attached to the garment lining 6 and the other one half of the zipper 9 is attached to the sleeve lining 1.

While I have shown and described an embodiment of my invention as comprising a simplified shoulder and sleeve construction appied to new garments it is to be understood that the same method may be employed in other parts of a garment than illustrated and that I do not des re to be limited to any of the details of the method shown or described, except as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A coat having an arcuate shoulder and having an arm opening formed therein adjacent said shoulder, a sleeve secured to said coat around said opening, layers of padding disposed on the inside of said coat shoulder adjacent said arm opening and stitched to said shouder, a coat lining overlying said padding and having the inner end thereof stitched to said shoulder inwardly of said padding and having the opposite end thereof free from said shoulder adjacent said arm opening, a sleeve lining disposed within said sleeve and having the top are thereof free of said sleeve and shoulder and terminating adjacent said arm opening and beneath said padding, and separable means interconnecting the free end of said coat lining and the adjacent top arc of said sleeve lining.

2. A coat having an arcuate shoulder and havi ing an arm opening formed therein adjacent said shoulder, a sleeve secured to said coat around said opening, layers of padding disposed on the inside of said coat shoulder adjacent said arm opening and stitched to said shoulder, a coat lining overlying said padding and having the inner end thereof stitched to said shoulder inwardly of said padding and having the opposite end thereof free from said shoulder and padding adjacent said arm opening to provide an accessible pocket within which said padding is disposed,

a sleeve lining disposed within said sleeve and having the top are thereof free of said sleeve and shoulder and terminating adjacent said arm opening and beneath said padding, and separable means interconnecting the free end of said coat lining and the adjacent top are of said sleeve lining.

3. A coat having an arcuate shoulder and hav: ing an arm opening formed therein adjacent said shoulder, a sleeve secured to said coat around said opening, layers of padding disposed on the inside of said coat shoulder adjacent said arm opening and stitched to said shoulder, a coat 4 and having the top are thereof free of said sleeve and shoulder and terminating adjacent said arm opening and beneath said padding, and separable zipper means interconnecting the free end of said coat lining and the adjacent top are of said sleeve lining.

CHARLES CARVO.

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